Purpose – The European Alpine region is an important tourism destination that at the same time faces environmental … challenges. In aiming for a sustainable development of Alpine tourism, tourism boards and municipalities of 22 villages cooperate … passage for sustainable tourism mobility, which improves the possibilities for environmentally friendly travel to, between …

. Frequently, rural tourism is suggested as a remedy that should enhance the local economy, create new jobs, strengthen the …, communities, tourism organizations and managers use different strategies to strengthen their tourism offers or to develop new ones …. Findings The typology of tourism development models makes the different development options transparent and easy to understand …

/methodology/approach Questionnaire data were collected from 220 senior tourism business members in Iran. Findings The results show that an individual … opportunity recognition. Because the data were limited to tourism industry, future studies need to validate these findings in … recognition ability, it is critical for tourism businesses to invest in developing and enhancing individual ability. Originality …

Sustainability has become an important topic and concept in relation to tourism planning and development. For … sustainable tourism development to be successful stakeholders must be involved in the process. The questions that should be … considered though are: (1) who should be considered stakeholders in tourism development, and (2) how should planners and …

and semi-structured interviews with destination stakeholders from a prominent tourism action group. The primary research … where the focus is on local tourism policy development. Originality/value The paper provides an innovative conceptualisation …

Purpose – This paper examines the leadership practices of two Brazilian regional tourism organisations (RTOs) using an …. However, it was found to operate in isolation from government and other key tourism stakeholders. Originality/value – This … paper draws together the regional tourism management and leadership literature, making both theoretical and applied …

characteristics influence tourism expenditure in 14 emerging urban-cultural cities in Andalusia (Spain). Design …/methodology/approach This analysis was carried out using an ordinary least squares method, which measures influence on tourism expenditure based … tourism expenditure in these destinations. The findings provide stakeholders in these destinations with information for the …

Purpose In tourism literature, policy is synonymous with the involvement of the government in terms of planning … European Union, which sets outs guidelines for all member states. This paper aims to examine how the tourism policy and … aims of the tourism strategy. Design/methodology/approach The primary data are based on the results of 25 semi …

theoretical and practical research seems hardly satisfactory. This paper will attempt to present tourism development of the cross …. Based on both desk and field research, special attention is given to the model of tourism organisation. The theory of … tourism transformation is carefully scrutinised. One can distinguish 4 stages of this process, namely: preparation, creation …

development in the framework of creative tourism. Design/methodology/approach ‐ The research questions focus on tourist …, logistics and accessibility, networking, tourism demand and supply, local resources, marketing and PR. Research limitations … tourism offering just as tourism is an integral part of the planning and development of a destination. Originality/value ‐ It …